Couma rigida Müll.Arg.

Species

Angiosperms > Gentianales > Apocynaceae > Couma

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 5-18 m high. The trunk can be crooked. The latex is white. The young stems are 3 angled. The leaves are rigid and 10-15 cm long. They are in groups of 3. The fruit are berries 3.5 cm long by 4.5 cm wide. They are yellow when ripe. The seeds are flat and oval.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 7.5 - 14.0
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Nitrogen fixer -
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Environment

Rainforests and gallery forests from the lowlands to moderately high elevations in the mountains.
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It is a tropical plant. It grows between 700-1,100 m above sea level.
Light -
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Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

The pulp of the fruit is eaten.
Uses material wood
Edible fruits seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Images

Flower

Couma rigida flower picture by Oliveira Daianne (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Couma rigida world distribution map, present in Brazil, Guyana, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:78175-1
WFO ID wfo-0000926020
COL ID YZKX
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Couma rigida Couma mocuge